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Scotland · Local authority
West Lothian
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for West Lothian. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates9,900Searchable applications
240Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 8,439 approved or refused records
864Refused applications
7,575 approved · 864 refused · 633 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 13 Jan 2016 to 5 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning & Building StandardsLocal plan Local Development Plan (LDP 1)Pre-application advice Pre-Application EnquiryConservation areas Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Scheduled Monuments
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriescustomer.service@westlothian.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland. Contains Historic Environment Scotland and Ordnance Survey data © Historic Environment Scotland – Scottish Charity No. SC045925 © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data is indicative and may not contain the latest designations.
More application records
- Decided0154/FUL/22
Change of use from vehicle hire (sui generis) to offices (class 4) and retail (class 1) and formation of doors
6A Dunnet Way Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5NN
Received 2 Mar 2022 - Decided0155/H/22
Extension to house
17 Maukeshill Court Livingston Village Livingston West Lothian EH54 7AX
Received 2 Mar 2022 - Decided0156/H/22
Erection of a porch
4 Calderhall Avenue East Calder West Lothian EH53 0DJ
Received 2 Mar 2022 - Decided0157/H/22
Extension to house
108 Pumpherston Road Uphall Station West Lothian EH54 5PJ
Received 2 Mar 2022 - Decided0159/H/22
Extension and alterations to house including installation of a flue, air source heat pump, solar PV panels, roof lights and conversion of garage
Friarhill 14 Friars Brae Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6BQ
Received 3 Mar 2022 - Decided0160/FUL/22
Installation of a wakeboard tow comprising of 2 no. 9.4m high line towers
Former North Couston Quarry Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4LQ
Received 3 Mar 2022 - Decided0161/FUL/22
Change of use of land for the formation of a ground level labyrinth (in retrospect)
Beechbrae Heights Road Blackridge West Lothian EH48 3SW
Received 3 Mar 2022 - Decided0162/FUL/22
Erection of 41 houses with associated works (variation to planning permission 0198/FUL/15)
Land At Raw Holdings East Calder West Lothian
Received 4 Mar 2022 - Decided0163/A/22
Display of 1 illuminated and 2 non-illuminated wall mounted signs (in retrospect)
67A Whitburn Road Bathgate EH48 1TQ
Received 7 Mar 2022 - Decided0164/PAC/22
Proposal of application notice for a wind farm consisting of 6 turbines with maximum height to blade tip of 180m and generating capacity of 36MW
Gladsmuir Hills Approximately 1km South Of Fauldhouse West Lothian
Received 7 Mar 2022 - Decided0165/TPO/22
Crown reduction of 1 no. Oak tree and 1 no. Ash tree
Land To The Rear Of 14 Caroline Gardens Mid Calder West Lothian EH53 0SX
Received 7 Mar 2022 - Decided0166/TPO/22
Crown reduction of 2 no. Oak trees
Land To Rear Of 15 Caroline Gardens Mid Calder West Lothian EH53 0SX
Received 7 Mar 2022 - Decided0167/H/22
Installation of a satellite dish (in retrospect)
23 St Magdalenes Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6AQ
Received 7 Mar 2022 - Decided0168/H/22
Two storey extension to house
21 Renwick Court Calderwood East Calder West Lothian EH53 0GR
Received 7 Mar 2022 - Decided0169/H/22
Replacement of french window on rear balcony and installation of a satellite dish (in retrospect)
3 St Magdalenes Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6AQ
Received 7 Mar 2022 - Decided0170/LBC/22
Listed building consent for the installation of a satellite dish (in retrospect)
3 St Magdalenes Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6AQ
Received 7 Mar 2022 - Decided0171/FUL/22
Formation of viewing area, reprofiling of riverbank, new steps and access path and installation of street furniture
Mid Calder Weir River Almond East Of Powies Path Mid Calder
Received 7 Mar 2022 - Decided0172/CLU/22
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed formation of window
11 Grange Road Houstoun Industrial Estate Livingston West Lothian EH54 5DE
Received 7 Mar 2022 - Decided0173/H/22
Renovation of boundary wall and steps to front of the house
Elcho Cottage 9A Strawberry Bank Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6BJ
Received 8 Mar 2022 - Decided0174/H/22
Installation of dormer windows
35 Harrysmuir Road Pumpherston West Lothian EH53 0NT
Received 8 Mar 2022 - Decided0175/CLU/22
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey extension
119 Meikle Inch Lane Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2UF
Received 8 Mar 2022 - Decided0176/CLU/22
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed garage conversion and internal works
36 Sheil Lane Calderwood East Calder West Lothian EH53 0FB
Received 9 Mar 2022 - Decided0177/H/22
First floor extension to house
13 Calder House Road Mid Calder West Lothian EH53 0JZ
Received 9 Mar 2022 - Decided0178/H/22
Extension to house
30 Academy Place Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1AS
Received 9 Mar 2022
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for West Lothian, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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